(NEW YORK CITY) – The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Announced the Combined 39,000 Verizon Workers the Two Unions Represent Up and Down the East Coast Will Continue to Work as Their Contract Expired at Midnight Saturday (August 2nd). Union Leaders Vowed to Continue to Fight for a more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Citing Strong Ties and Common Interests in Water Conservation, General President William Hite of the United Association of Union Plumbers, Pipefitters, Sprinklerfitters, Welders and HVAC Technicians (UA) and International President Kinsey Robinson of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers (Roofers Union) Have more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The U.S. Senate Has Voted To Confirm Former International Association of Machinists (IAM) General Counsel Allison Beck as Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) – Becoming the First Female Director of the Agency, Which Helps Mediate Disputes Between Unions and Companies.
The FMCS, Created in 1947, is an more»

(CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA) - Workers Employed by Bowhead Support Group LLC at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Voted Overwhelmingly Last Week for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in a Union Representation Election Conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – This Week, as Part of the National AFL-CIO Executive Council, the AFL-CIO Commission on Racial and Economic Justice Held its First Meeting, Bringing Together a Diverse Group of Labor Leaders, as Well as Academic Advisors to Map Out a Plan for a Series of Internal Conversations Around the Role of Race in Unions, Workplaces and Our more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - It’s Unlikely the Nation’s Largest Labor Federation, the National AFL-CIO, Will Make an Endorsement Before the Competitive Primary Season Draws to a Close. But the Group’s Many Affiliates - Some of Them Major Political Players in Their Own Right - are More Likely to Jump Into the Democratic Fray Before Then. And more»

(CHICAGO) – The Guitar Center is Being Accused of Violating Federal Labor Law by "Discriminating" Against Employees at its Flagship Stores in the Cities of Chicago, New York and Las Vegas, and Failing to Bargain in "Good Faith" With the Workers' Union, According to a Complaint Issued Last Week by a Regional Director of the National Labor Relations more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Photos That Appear With This Labor News Story are Courtesy of the USW’s Lori Greathouse Bookwood Via the Social Network Facebook. In Addition, See Your On-Line Labor Newspaper’s June 24th Report on USW-Represented ATI Workers in the Niagara County City of Lockport, Headlined: USW-Represented Workers At ATI more»

It’s The 50th Anniversary Of Medicare This Week
Members of the Alliance For Retired Americans Will Participate in Events Marking This Important Milestone in Washington, D.C. and in Dozens of Local Communities Over the Next Couple of Weeks and We Need to Make Sure Everyone Understands How Important Guaranteed Health Insurance is Our Families. You Can more»

(BOSTON) - Labor Unions, Stung by Legislative Maneuvering to Ease Privatization at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), are Targeting Top House Democrats, Meeting Privately To Strategize and Discussing the Possibility of Running More Pro-Union Candidates Against Incumbents. In Fact, One Union Official Even Proposed Picketing a more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - As Compiled by the National AFL-CIO News’ Web Site: Workers Across the Country Have Stood Up in the Past Month to Fight for Better Wages and Working Conditions. Here are Just Some of the Victories:
Maryland Taxi Drivers Deliver Major Reforms: Last Week, Taxi Drivers - Who are Organizing With the National AFL-CIO’s Newest more»

(MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN) - For Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, There's Something Awkward About the Harley-Davidson Motorcycles That he’s Been Posing On at Presidential Campaign Stops: Each One Bears a Sticker on its Frame That Reads: Union Made In The USA.
Walker’s Made the Iconic American Brand a Centerpiece of His Campaign Kick-Off Tour This more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – While New York’s State Assembly Overwhelmingly Passed a Bill a Couple of Months Back to Establish a Single-Payer-Style Health Care System, it Isn’t Expected to Pass the Senate or be Signed Into Law Anytime Soon. But Getting it Through, With Unprecedented Support From Labor Unions, Shows State Level Campaigns are Still more»

(MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE) - As Medicare Celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Thursday (July 30th), the Popular Program Continues to Provide Quality, Affordable Health Care to Seniors Across the United States, and it’s Also in its Strongest Fiscal Shape in Years - Thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
So, Why Does the Former Florida Governor and more»

(LOS ANGELES) - A Group of Truck Drivers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Have Voted to Join the Teamsters Union, Becoming the Fourth Company at the Port to Unionize at a Time When Many Say Port Trucking is Ripe for a Shake-Up.
In The $12 Billion Niche Industry Known as Drayage Trucking, Short-Haul Drivers Transport Containers Between Ports and more»

(DETROIT) - Huge Profits Reported by the Ford Motor Company Tuesday (July 28th) Likely Will Amplify the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) Chorus of “it’s Our Time” as Detroit’s Automakers Start Contract Talks With the Union.
Ford’s $2.6 Billion Best-Ever Pretax Quarterly Profit in North America Between April and July Came on more»

(GLEN CARBON, ILLINOIS) – Wherever You Go in This Mining Town Turned Leafy Suburb, You’ll See Pictures of the Coal Miner - One of the Nation’s Most Fundamental Images of a Union Worker. But Earlier This Month, Glen Carbon’s Standing as a Union Town Was Ringingly Confirmed by a Coalition of Village Board Members and Working People more»

(WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK) - Representatives From Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 1035 Spent Last Week Protesting Construction of a Gasoline Station at the Entrance of a Walmart Supercenter in Woodstock, New York, Where Union Officials say Murphy USA is in the Process of Building the Station Near its West Entrance.
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There are Always Lots of Recommendations Out There for How to Help Lift Our Spirits and Brighten Our Mood - From Getting More Sunlight to Being Physically Active or Simply Eating Better. But According to Recent Studies, Joining a Union Should Definitely be Added to That List.
Patrick Flavin is an Assistant Professor at Baylor University and Gregory more»

(NORWALK, CONNECTICUT) - Frontier Communications Corporation and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9 Have Announced the Signing of an Agreement That Will Benefit CWA-Represented Employees and Frontier’s Future Customers in California. CWA Officials say the Agreement is an “Important Step Forward” in the Process to more»

(LANSING, MICHIGAN) - What Goes Around Comes Around… For Every Action There’s a Reaction… Paybacks are a You-Know-What.
Pick Your Cliché and it Fits in What Could be One of the Ugliest and Most Expensive Political Battles in State History as Organized Labor Takes On Corporations Seeking to Boost the Corporate Income Tax Rate From more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Largest Labor Union in the United States Will Likely Postpone Endorsing a Presidential Candidate for the 2016 Elections in a Move to Pressure Hillary Clinton to Take a Tougher Stance Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Deal.
Quietly, the National AFL-CIO's Political Committee Voted Unanimously Last Week to more»

(DENVER) - As Part of its Constructing Justice Campaign, Representatives of the International Painters Union and Allied Trades (IUPAT) in Denver Have Had Conversations With More Than 600 Union and Non-Union Painters Over the Past Year to Better Understand the Labor Abuses They Face and the Results Show a Widespread Epidemic of Wage Theft, Misclassification more»

(MORAVIA, NEW YORK) - A Little-Known Tourist Attraction in New York State’s Finger Lakes Region is the Birthplace of the 13th President of the United States - Millard Fillmore, Who Was Born on January 7th, 1800 in Moravia (in Cayuga County). A Replica House Sits in the Namesake Park Fillmore Glen, Located Just Four Miles From the Fillmore more»

(LAKE VIEW, NEW YORK) – For the First Time Ever Here in Western New York, International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 17 Will Serve as Host for the National Training Fund’s Training, Safety & Health Northeastern Regional Conference. It’s Expected Nearly 50 Representatives Will be in Attendance at the Day-and-a-Half-Long more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Newly-Named United Steelworkers District 4 Sub-Director Jim Briggs (On the Left) Shakes Hands With District 4 Director John Shinn at the Union’s Suburban Buffalo Headquarters on Cayuga Road (WNYLaborToday.com Photo). For More on Briggs, Who Also Serves as President of the Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Central Labor more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – Thousands of Union-Represented Verizon Workers and Their Supporters Rallied Outside the Communication Giant’s Headquarters in New York City Saturday (July 25th), as the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Announced That 86% of Verizon Workers Have Voted to Authorize a Strike, if Necessary. The Contract, Which Covers 39,000 more»

(NEW YORK, CITY) - The New York Healthy Nail Salons Coalition is Applauding Recent Legislation That Has Been Signed Into Law by Governor Andrew Cuomo (Bills A.7630A/S.05966) That Creates an Opportunity for Steady and Fair Employment for Those Working in an Estimated 3,000 Nail Salons Across the State.
The New Law Provides a Path to Full Licensure for more»

U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders is Blasting MSNBC and Comcast for Canceling Worker-Friendly/Pro-Union Broadcaster Ed Schultz’s Show and Removing One of the Few Voices That are Currently on Television for Working Americans.
In A Statement Sanders (Independent-Vermont) said:
We Live in a Time When Much of the Corporate Media more»

The Debate Over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Has Just Begun and Workers in Dozens of Industries From Every Sector are Going to Have Plenty to Say About it.
The Last Six Months Mark a Fundamental Shift in How Our Nation Approaches and Evaluates International Trade Proposals. Since Before the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), International more»

(WASHINGTON STATE) - When Someone’s Transitioning Out of Active Military Service, One of the Most Important Next Steps for Veterans is Finding Income.
Many Unions Have Programs That Open the Doors of Their Union Halls to Veterans and Some are Even Working to Get Folks Lined Up With Careers Before They Even Leave the Service.
One Example of This is more»

(MAYVILLE, NEW YORK) – After Waiting Three-and-a-Half Years With No Results, the Leaders of the Union Representing 950 Government Workers in Chautauqua County say Enough is Enough and it’s Time They Receive a New Contract.
Dozens of Members and Supporters of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Unit 6300 Rallied in Mayville Wednesday more»

(BUFFALO) – Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation (WNYALF) President Richard Lipsitz and New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento Hailed the New York State Fast Food Wage Board’s Decision to Raise the Minimum Wage for Workers to $15 an Hour, saying the Jump in Hourly Salary “Will Make a ‘Real Difference’” more»

(NEW YORK CITY) – JFK & LaGuardia Union-Represented Airport Workers Have Called Off Their Strike That Was Set to Occur Tonight (Wednesday, July 22nd) With Company Representatives Announcing “Labor Peace” Has Been Reached With Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ.
More Than 1,000 Low-Paid Security Officers, Baggage more»

(ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY) – Union-Represented Employees at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in New Jersey's Struggling Gambling Hub Atlantic City Have Voted to Authorize a Strike Over Sharp Cuts in Pay, Benefits and Other Issues.
UNITE HERE Local 54’s Membership Vote, Conduced Late Last Week, Gives the Employees' Negotiating Committee the Power to more»

(MOBILE, ALABAMA) – Taking a Pro-Active Stance, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Have Opened an Organizing Office in Mobile, Alabama in Order to Provide Support for Airbus Workers Interested in Forming a Union at the Company’s Soon to be Completed Final Assembly Line.
Located Just Minutes From more»

(MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY) - Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Incorporated, Which Controls the A&P Supermarket Chain, Has Filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Has Threatened to Liquidate - Without Approval - for a Sale of Some of its Stores. The United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union, Which Represents 3,000 A&P Supermarket Workers, more»

(LOCKPORT) - The Niagara-Orleans AFL-CIO Labor Council’s 2015 Labor’s Night at the Races Fundraiser - Which Goes to Help Workers Via a Variety of Beneficial Programs Offered by the United Way of Greater Niagara and its Many Affiliated Agencies - Raised a Record High $12,300, it Was Announced at the Labor Council’s July Meeting in more»

(TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK) - Dianna ‘Iron Lady’ Montague- Who’s Affectionately Known as America's Toughest Lady, is the First African-American Woman in the Nearly 100-Year History of Philadelphia Iron Workers Union Local 405 to Become a Member, and the First Woman of Any Ethnicity to Complete the Union's Apprenticeship Program - Becoming a more»

In an Interview With CNBC, Bill Ford – Executive Chairman of the Detroit Automaker – said While Labor Unions are Sometimes Blamed for the Financial Woes at Other Car Companies, Unions Actually Helped "Save" the Ford Motor Company as its Competitors, Such as General Motors (GM), Went Bankrupt.
Ford said in an Interview That Aired Late Last Year more»

(BUFFALO) - The Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) Today (Tuesday, July 21st) Took Legal Action Against the Buffalo School District, Accusing it of Violating New York State Taylor Law by Bargaining a New Contract in Bad Faith.
Buffalo Teachers Have Been Working Under an Old Contract for 11 Years Now and Make $20,000 Less Than Their Area Counterparts (See more»

(DETROIT) - United Auto Workers (UAW) President Dennis Williams Has Made it Clear One of His Top Priorities in Contract Talks is to "Bridge the Gap" in Hourly Pay Between Entry Level Workers and Workers Hired Before 2007, to Kill or Make Strides Toward Eliminating the Two-Tier Wage System.
What's Less Clear is How he Plans to Do That.
Analysts See at more»

(BOSTON) - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council T-6 Has Announced Verizon Employees in the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Have Voted Overwhelmingly in Favor of a Strike in the Event Union Negotiators Determine One is Necessary After the August 1st Contract Expiration.
The IBEW and the Communications Workers of more»

(CORTLAND, NEW YORK) – 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEI)-Represented Workers at the Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Cortland are Planning an Informational Picket to Protest What They Say is a Failure by Management to Increase Standards in the Nursing Home and Share the Burden of Rising Insurance Costs.
More Than 100 more»

(THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) – Earlier This Month, California Governor Jerry Brown Approved a Bill That Officially Classifies Professional Cheerleaders as Employees – Who Will Now be Entitled to Minimum Wage, Sick Leave and Overtime Pay.
That Feels Like it Should Already Have Been a Thing, Right?
The Bill (AB202), Which Will Officially Take more»

(OTTAWA, CANADA) - Go to Any International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Conference, Rally or Gathering of Activists and You’ll Frequently See a Popular Slogan on T-Shirts and Bumper Stickers: A Woman’s Place Is In Her Union! And in Canada, That Sentiment is Growing Stronger, Thanks to a New Nationwide Initiative.
The IBEW Has more»

WNYLaborToday.com Editor’s Note: Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) President Philip Rumore (Pictured Above/WNYLaborToday.com File Photo) Authored This Labor Op-Ed, Which – According to the BTF President, Whose Union Represents 3,500 Buffalo Teachers and is the Midst of Attempting to Negotiate a New Contract With the Buffalo Public School System more»

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Rose to National Prominence in 2011 When the Republican Waged – and Won – a War Against Public Employee Unions in Wisconsin, and Substantially Restricted Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights in the State. Now, With Walker a Newly-Declared Presidential Hopeful, Unions are Hoping to Exact Revenge.
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